Movies on TV - this last Weekend in March!

Thought I would just give a brief overview of some good movies on TV this weekend - in case you have a moment (between going out, attending Church services, and watching College Basketball) to watch one with the family...


March 25, 2011 - Friday:

The Suite Life Movie premieres on the Disney Channel - stars Dylan and Cole Sprouse as their Suite Life characters Zack and Cody. (Please Note: This looks to be a little sci-fi, with a sort of mad scientist twist, when the twins undergo twin scientific experimentation that appears to go very wrong. So keep that in mind when viewing with children - might be scary for them!)

Time after Time, stars Richard Thomas... it premiered last week on the Hallmark Channel. It was interesting, with a "Back to the Future" or "What If"  feel. A must see for any fan of The Waltons!


March 26, 2011 - Saturday:

"Little House on the Prairie" All Day Marathon on the Hallmark Channel. Return to life back on the Prairie with Laura Ingalls.

The Parent Trap - the 1998 version starring Lindsay Lohan on ABC Family. Sweet and fun - kids always love it!

Beverly Hills Chihuahua  & Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 also air on  ABC Family. The 2nd Movie premiered on the channel two weeks ago.


Miles From Nowhere, an inspring Hallmark Channel Original movie starring Treat Williams and Andrew Lawrence airs on TBN at Midnight!



March 27, 2011 - Sunday:

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 airs once more.

TCM has the great classic movies : The Secret Garden (1949) starring Margaret O'Brien and State Fair (1945).

You can also catch these great Hallmark Movies, on Sunday: Smooch, Accidentally in Love, Time After Time, and Elevator Girl !



*Visit the FAMILY TV SCHEDULE for more air dates and times.


Enjoy this last Weekend in March!

I hope everyone's April comes in like a Lamb!

Archive - February 2011 Family TV Schedule

FEBRUARY


February 1, 2011 - Tuesday:

The Game Plan ... Disney XD ... 1:30 PM
16 Wishes ... Disney (east) ... 8 PM
Uncorked ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM
16 Wishes ... Disney (west) ... 11 PM


February 2, 2011 - Wednesday:

Flower Girl ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM


February 3, 2011 - Thursday:

A Kiss at Midnight ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM


February 4, 2011 - Friday:

April Love ... Fox Movie Channel ... 10 AM
Hoot ... Disney XD ... 5 PM
Hoot ... Disney XD ... 7 PM
What If ... Gospel Music Channel ... 8 PM
A Valentine's Date ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW
What If ... Gospel Music Channel ... 10 PM


February 5, 2011 - Saturday:

The Santa Clause ... ABC Family ... 7 AM
The Little Rascals ... ABC Family ... 9 AM
Class ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 AM
Rookie of the Year ... ABC Family ... 11 AM
The Wishing Well ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
A Valentine's Date ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM *NEW
Happy Feet ... ABC Family ... 1 PM
Class ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
The Wishing Well ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Toy Story ... ABC Family ... 7:30 PM
Smooch ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW
Toy Story 2 ... ABC Family ... 9:30 PM
Smooch ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM *NEW
Smooch ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 AM *NEW


February 6, 2011 - Sunday:

The Little Rascals ... ABC Family ... 7 AM
Because of Winn-Dixie ... FX ... 8:30 AM
Always & Forever ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 AM
The Nanny Express ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 ... FX ... 1 PM
Family Plan ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Alvin and the Chipmunks ... FX ... 3 PM
Toy Story ... ABC Family ... 3:30 PM
Always & Forever ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
What If ... Gospel Music Channel ... 5 PM
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins ... ABC Family ... 5:30 PM
Tinker Bell ... Disney (east) ... 5:35 PM
The Nanny Express ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Toy Story 2 ... ABC Family ... 7 PM
Enchanted ... Disney (east) ... 7 PM
Tinker Bell ... Disney (west) ... 8:35 PM
Smooch ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW
Enchanted ... Disney (west) ... 10 PM


February 7, 2011 - Monday:

Alvin and the Chipmunks ... FX ... 8 AM
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 ... FX ... 12 PM
Backyard Wedding ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW


February 9, 2011 - Wednesday:

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue ... Disney (east) ... 8 PM
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue ... Disney (west) ... 11 PM


February 10, 2011 - Thursday:

StarStruck ... Disney (east) ... 8 PM
StarStruck ... Disney (west) ... 11 PM


February 11, 2011 - Friday:

The Man from Snowy River ... Fox Movie Channel ... 4:02 PM
Our Little Girl (Shirley Temple) ... Fox Movie Channel ... 8:30 PM
Smooch ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW
Susannah of the Mounties (Shirley Temple) ... Fox Movie Channel ... 10 PM
Our Little Girl (Shirley Temple) ... Fox Movie Channel ... 12 AM
Susannah of the Mounties (Shirley Temple) ... Fox Movie Channel ... 1:15 AM
Love Comes Softly ... TBN ... 2 AM


February 12, 2011 - Saturday:

Ice Princess ... ABC Family ... 7:30 AM
Back To You & Me ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 AM
Dad's Home ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Smooch ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM *NEW
What a Girl Wants ... ABC Family ... 3:30 PM
Back To You & Me ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
Belle and the Beast: A Christian Romance ... TBN ... 5 PM
Nanny McPhee ... ABC Family ... 6 PM
Elevator Girl ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
The Wizard Of Oz (1939) ... TCM ... 8 PM
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) ... ABC Family ... 8 PM
Gone With the Wind (1939) ... TCM ... 8 PM (*Not for Children)
Fireproof ... INSP ... 9 PM
Accidentally in Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW
Enchanted ... ABC Family ... 10 PM
Accidentally in Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM *NEW
Facing the Giants ... INSP ... 11:30 PM
Accidentally in Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 AM *NEW


February 13, 2011 - Sunday:

April Love ... Fox Movie Channel ... 6 AM
What a Girl Wants ... ABC Family ... 9 AM
Meet My Mom ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 AM
Elevator Girl ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 PM
Nanny McPhee ... ABC Family ... 1:30 PM
Growing the Big One ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) ... ABC Family ... 3:30 PM
Enchanted ... ABC Family ... 5:30 PM
Toy Story ... Disney (east) ... 6 PM
Meet My Mom ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Toy Story 2 ... Disney (east) ... 7:30 PM
Miracle On 34th Street (1947) ... TCM ... 8 PM
Accidentally in Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW
Toy Story ... Disney (west) ... 9 PM
Going My Way (1944) ... TCM ... 10 PM
Toy Story 2 ... Disney (west) ... 10:30 PM


February 14, 2011 - Monday:

Happy Valentine's Day!

A Valentine's Date ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM *NEW
Ice Dreams ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 AM
The Bishop's Wife (1947) ... TCM ... 2 PM
Toy Story ... Disney (east) ... 2 PM
Toy Story 2 ... Disney (east) ... 3:30 PM
A Valentine's Date ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM *NEW
Ice Dreams ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 PM
Enchanted ... Disney (east) ... 8 PM
Ice Castles (2010) ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM (*NEW Rated-PG)
Ice Castles (1978) ... Hallmark Channel ... 10 PM (*Caution: Language)
Enchanted ... Disney (west) ... 11 PM


February 16, 2011 - Wednesday:

The Game Plan ... ABC Family ... 7:30 PM


February 17, 2011 - Thursday:

The Parent Trap (1998) ... ABC Family ... 8 PM
Hannah Montana : The Movie ... Disney (east) ... 8 PM
Hannah Montana : The Movie ... Disney (west) ... 11 PM


February 18, 2011 - Friday:

What If ... Gospel Music Channel ... 11 AM
Accidentally in Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW
Marty (1955) ... TCM ... 10 PM


February 19, 2011 - Saturday:

Touched by an Angel Marathon ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM - 6 AM


February 20, 2011 - Sunday:

What If ... Gospel Music Channel ... 10:30 AM
April Love ... Fox Movie Channel ... 12:30 PM
Hometown Legend ... Gospel Music Channel ... 2:30 PM
Facing The Giants ... Gospel Music Channel ... 4:30 PM
Accidentally in Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM *NEW
A Kiss at Midnight ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 PM
Fireproof ... Gospel Music Channel ... 7 PM
Our Little Girl (Shirley Temple) ... Fox Movie Channel ... 8:30 PM
Fireproof ... Gospel Music Channel ... 9:30 PM
Susannah of the Mounties (Shirley Temple) ... Fox Movie Channel ... 10 PM
My Fair Lady (1964) ... TCM ... 10 PM
What If ... Gospel Music Channel ... 12 AM


February 21, 2011 - Monday:
The Parent Trap (1961) ... Hallmark Channel ... 7 AM
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman *Marathon ... Gospel Music Channel ... 9 AM - 9 PM
Swiss Family Robinson ... Hallmark Channel ... 5 PM
The Parent Trap (1961) ... Hallmark Channel ... 8 PM
State Fair (1945) ... TCM ... 8 PM


February 24, 2011 - Thursday:

The Secret Garden (1993)... Gospel Music Channel ... 11 AM


February 25, 2011 - Friday:

Timepiece ... Gospel Music Channel ... 11 AM

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Which Hallmark Valentine Movie was your Favorite? + My Pick!

Hopefully, you have had a chance to watch all or some of the four Hallmark Channel Valentine's Day Romantic Movies listed below. Just like the Oscars coming up, if you had to give an Award to one of these four Hallmark Movies, which one would it be?
 
The Movies were:

A Valentine's Date
(*also called: Your Love Never Fails)
Click here for My Movie Review

available on DVD




The Lost Valentine
Click here for My Movie Review

available on DVD

 

Smooch
Click here for My Movie Review




Accidentally in Love
(*also called: Mulligan)
Click here for My Movie Review

It's so hard to decide which movie is my favorite. They were all so different - it's hard to choose!

• The Lost Valentine is a more serious, Romantic Drama, that definitely recquires tissues.
• Smooch is a really Great Endearing Romantic Comedy.
• A Valentine's Date has a great message of Faith, Love, and Forgiveness.
• Accidentally in Love is a sweet Family film.

And the Winner is:

My Favorite of the New Hallmark Valentine Movies would be:

Smooch

My family liked this one best! It was so funny and sweet - I couldn't help myself from loving it! Plus, I just adore Happy Endings!

Please share your Favorite!

(click on Comments below)

Just in time for Valentine's Day... New Hallmark Channel Romantic Comedy!

The Hallmark Channel premiered A Valentine Date and Smooch last weekend...  and this weekend, just before Valentine's Day... they will premiere a new Romantic Comedy Movie, titled: Accidentally in Love! *See a video promo below!








You can actually see All Three of these Romantic Movies this Weekend on the Hallmark Channel... Smooch,  A Valentine Date,  and the New Accidentally in Love!

I must say - I watched  A Valentine Date and Smooch last weekend... and our family enjoyed both of them very much.

A Valentine Date (also titled: Your Love Never Fails) is very family friendly, set in beautiful Texas - Horse Country, and is available on dvd.

I didn't expect to, but I also really loved Smooch - so cute! However, there is some drinking in the intro to the movie, but other than that - it is perfectly sweet and very funny!

Hopefully, Accidentally in Love will be another sweet Hallmark Channel movie!



February 11, 2011 - Friday:

Charlie Brown Valentine Specials ... ABC ... 8 PM
Smooch ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW


February 12, 2011 - Saturday:

Smooch ... Hallmark Channel ... 3 PM *NEW
Accidentally in Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW
Accidentally in Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 11 PM *NEW
Accidentally in Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 1 AM *NEW


February 13, 2011 - Sunday:

Accidentally in Love ... Hallmark Channel ... 9 PM *NEW


February 14, 2011 - Monday:

Happy Valentine's Day!

A Valentine's Date ... Hallmark Channel ... 6 AM *NEW
A Valentine's Date ... Hallmark Channel ... 4 PM *NEW




More Romantic Movies airing on TV this weekend:

Enchanted
Back To You & Me
Dad's Home
April Love
Gone With the Wind (1939 *Not for Children)
Belle and the Beast: A Christian Romance
Ice Dreams
Fireproof
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
Meet My Mom
Growing the Big One
Elevator Girl

*Visit the FAMILY TV SCHEDULE for air dates and times!

Accidentally in Love

Video Promo

(push Play - the right arrow)

Happy Valentine's Day, Everyone !!!


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New Valentine Movies on TV this Weekend !

A Valentine's Date

Premieres:
Friday, February 4th

Hallmark Channel 9 PM est

Encores:

Saturday, February 5th at 1 PM

Click here for plot, cast, more pictures, etc...

A Valentine's Date is also available on DVD-
under the Title: Your Love Never Fails.
Click Here for details!

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Smooch

Premieres:
 Saturday, February 5th

Hallmark Channel 9 PM est

Encores:

11 PM & 1 AM

Sunday, February 6th at 9 PM

Click here for plot, cast, more pictures, etc...

Enjoy the Shows!

(*I have heard these two New Movies will be family - friendly; however,
please check ratings and use your own judgement before viewing with children!)

Or, you can check out what is on TV for the family

on Super Bowl Sunday - here.

Includes, Football, Puppy Bowl, etc....

*See the FAMILY TV SCHEDULE for more Family Movies, air dates, and times.

Smooch, A Hallmark Channel Original Movie for Valentine's Day 2011

MOVIE REVIEW

Smooch

Network: Hallmark Channel

Original Air Date: February 5, 2011

CAST:

Kellie Martin ... Gwen
Simon Kassianides ... Percy/Flynn
Kiernan Shipka ... Zoe
Nicholas Ullett ... Wilkins Merriman II
Rodman Myers ... Sam Simon

PLOT:

from Hallmark Channel Press Release:

Two-time SAG Award-winning actor Kiernan Shipka (Sally Draper, "Mad Men") joins Emmy(R) nominee Kellie Martin ("Life Goes On") and Simon Kassianides ("Quantum of Solace") in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie "Smooch."

The movie is an updated loosely-based, live-action homage to the Brothers Grimm short story -- The Frog King -- in which a hapless Prince is turned into a frog by a witch's cruel charm. He must convince a Princess to take him home and treat him like a king. Reluctantly, she does, and on the third day, the Princess awakens to find that her kindness has transformed the frog into a handsome Prince, and the pair lives happily ever after.

In "Smooch," Shipka plays "Zoe," a young girl obsessed by fairytales and happy endings who is searching for the perfect man for her widowed mother Gwen (Martin). It is Zoe's belief in a frog's potential charm that compels her to abduct one from her middle school science class, carrying him to the San Francisco Bay in a water-filled lunchbox where she intends to set him free. Having skipped class, Zoe is surprised to see another schoolmate at the Wharf, and in her anxiety, accidentally drops her green friend overboard. As she surveys the scene, a male monarch (Kassianides) in full royal regalia emerges from a dinghy in which he fell after a wild night of partying. The dazed prince looks more like Humpty Dumpty, sporting a giant goose egg on his head, courtesy of his fall from the pier. Though the prince has little memory of who he is or how he got into such a predicament, he is in luck. Zoe knows precisely how this fairytale ends.

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"Smooch" is produced by Beantown Ranch Entertainment in association with Silver Screen Pictures.

Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network.

Movie Review:

I must admit to you honestly...

I didn't expect to really like this movie - I thought it was going to be strange and entirely unrealistic. The commercial promo had me believing this - but instead, I thought it to be... delightful, adorable, and completely enjoyable!

The movie starts off with a Medieval Scene, where a knight saves a princess, only to be turned in to a frog by his evil nursemaid, who just happens to be green! Okay, this sounds strange, however, we soon learn that a litlle girl, Zoe, is only reading this story in a book and we've been in her imagination!

Zoe loves the stories of Flynn - the classic tale of a frog turned into a prince, from a simple kiss. Zoe's Mother, Gwen, is widowed and very busy running their family's restaurant. It is Zoe's wish that her Mother (Kellie Martin) can find love again.

At school, Zoe is supposed to dissect a frog, but she cannot bring herself to do it- so, instead, she ditches school to release the frog. This is where the adventure begins... she kisses the frog - it jumps away - and in her sweet childlike imagination she believes her frog has turned into a man she finds at the swamp.

Okay, this next part is not great for kids, but was rather funny... she ends up taking this man home with her - by wheeling him in a grocery cart. Who knows where she got a cart, near the swamp, or how in the world she got him in it - but she took him home and helped him get cleaned up. Then, she helped him interview for her Mother for her new Nanny. Of course, he gets the job! A little far-fetched I suppose... but the story was so cute and I just loved the actress, Kiernan Shipka, as Zoe... and I've always loved Kellie Martin... since Life Goes On, Christy, Movies of the Week, Mystery Woman, etc...

Of course, this man, Zoe calls Flynn, also has a story and life of his own. He is actually a Prince who was about to be married, but on the eve of the wedding, he went out and drank himself drunk and ended up at the swamp in the old boat - where Zoe find him - disgusting and dirty - and without any memory of his past.

Flynn opens up a whole new world of fun and excitement for Zoe and her Mother, who is learning to let go and enjoy life again, since losing her husband. Zoe, has trouble with girls at school and Flynn helps her with that and gives her advice on boys, too! There is also a very interesting older woman who lives in their apartment building... I loved the scenes with her - she was soooo funny!

It may not have been altogether serious or entirely realistic, but it was enjoyable... I laughed so hard and never knew what to expect in the next minute! It was a terrific family romantic comedy.

My only cautions would be: the quick scene of drinking near the beginning and the fact that this little girl brought this strange man home and let him stay in her closet for the night. I think most older children would realize this was only a fun, fictional story.

Will Gwen open up her heart and learn to love again? Will Zoe ever get the attention from a cute little boy at school, who she thinks destroyed her Valentine Card? Will Percy (who has gradually regained his memory) choose his Royal obligations as Prince or will he choose real love with Gwen?

I think you'll enjoy how it ends!


See or Skip:

See, cute and very funny!
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